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They have created a sense of stability by pro viding the tools to keep our lives intact and stay closely in touch with others. However, I noticed that my increased reliance on mobile media was amplifying a tension I had been feeling for awhile. despondence toward current events. The more our phones reflect and mediate our lives, the stronger and more complex our bonds to them become. These photos address this tension, and how it feels from the user’s perspective. We struggle with our attachment to phones, yet they are a part of us – especially during a pandemic when almost all of our activities are moved online. We struggle with our use of social media, which sometimes offsets our isolation but other times produces it. Likewise, our constant exposure to the news helps us to stay informed but also creates feelings of despondence toward current events. The more our phones reflect and mediate our lives, the stronger and more complex our bonds to them become. These photos address this tension, and how it feels from the user’s We struggle with our attachment to phones, yet they are a part of us – especially during a pandemic when almost all of our activities are moved online. We struggle with our use of social media, which sometimes offsets our isolation but other times produces it. Likewise, our constant exposure to the news helps us to stay informed but also creates feelings of despondence toward current events. The more our phones reflect and mediate our lives, the stronger and more complex our bonds to them become. These photos address this tension, and how it feels from the user’s tension I had been feeling for awhile. We struggle with our attachment to phones, yet they are a part of us – especially during a pandemic when almost all of our activities are moved online. We struggle with our use of social media, which sometimes offsets our isolation but other times produces it. Likewise, our constant exposure to the news helps us to stay informed but also creates feelings of despondence toward current events. The more our phones reflect and mediate our lives, the stronger and more complex our bonds to them become. These tension I had been feeling for awhile. We struggle with our attachment to phones, yet they are a part of us – especially during a pandemic when almost all of our activities are moved online. We struggle with our use of social media, which sometimes offsets our isolation but other times produces it. Likewise, our constant exposure to the news helps us to stay informed but also creates feelings of despondence toward current events. The more our phones reflect and mediate our lives, the stronger and more complex our bonds to them become. These phones, yet they are a part of us – especially during a pandemic when almost all of our activities are moved online. We struggle with our use of social media, which some times offsets our isolation but other times produces it. Likewise, our constant exposure to the news helps us to stay informed but also creates feelings of despondence toward current events. The more our phones reflect and mediate our lives, the stronger and more com plex our bonds to them become. These photos address this tension, and how it feels from the user’s per spective. We struggle with our attachment to phones, yet they are a part of us – especially during a pandemic when almost all of our activities are moved online. We struggle with our use of social media, which some times offsets our isolation but other times produces it. Likewise, our constant exposure to the news helps us to stay informed but also creates feelings of despondence toward current events. The more our phones reflect and mediate our lives, the stronger and more com plex our bonds to them become. These photos address this tension, and how it feels from the user’s per spective. perspective. photos address this tension, perspective. photos address this tension, and how it feels from the user’s perspective.

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